# Topics that are difficult to Google **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 24, 2006, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-that-are-difficult-to-google/361937 "2006-06-24T01:08:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2006, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-that-are-difficult-to-google/361937/21 "2006-06-26T08:56:50Z")
> [@Papermache Prince](#): > > Have you tried [Songtapper.com](http://www.songtapper.com/)? I tapped out _Daisy Bell_, and managed to get, honest to Og: _Rio_ by Duran Duran. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DemonSpawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac8455/32.png) [@DemonSpawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonSpawn)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2006, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-that-are-difficult-to-google/361937/22 "2006-06-26T12:53:40Z")
I was looking for pictures of beavers (the animal!!!) once. Being German, I first used the German word, and there were not a lot of results (this was before google picture search). Then I thought “let’s try the English word, there must be more results”. Oh boy! A search for dog collars taught me that there are more S&M sites than shops that sell pet stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2006, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-that-are-difficult-to-google/361937/23 "2006-06-26T14:00:50Z")
A doper once mentioned they would never google “scat” without adding “music.” ---
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2006, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-that-are-difficult-to-google/361937/24 "2006-06-26T16:33:05Z")
> [@DemonSpawn](#): > > I was looking for pictures of beavers (the animal!!!) Imagine the poor bird enthusiast researching _Great Tits_☹ Cite: [http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/g/greattit/index.asp](http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/g/greattit/index.asp) ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2006, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-that-are-difficult-to-google/361937/25 "2006-06-26T20:19:57Z")
Black Holes ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2006, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-that-are-difficult-to-google/361937/26 "2006-06-26T20:47:37Z")
About 10 years ago a guy named Dick Assman appeared on the David Letterman show, due to his unusual name. He actually became a bit of a celebrity, and since he was from my hometown, some friends and I tried to find his website. Moral of the story: be careful where you put your spaces. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2006, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-that-are-difficult-to-google/361937/27 "2006-06-26T21:05:34Z")
A song lyrics thread on this board featured someone mentioning a fairly obscure word (such as “protocol”) and the next poster finding a song containing said word ([example](http://www.lyricsfreak.com/g/gordon+lightfoot/protocol_20061654.html)). The game ground to a halt when the word played was **copyright**. ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2006, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-that-are-difficult-to-google/361937/28 "2006-06-27T18:16:34Z")
People of some note who share a name with people of greater note. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-that-are-difficult-to-google/361937/29 "2006-06-28T00:41:48Z")
Here’s one I learned to my great regret. If you photo Google the name of _any item of women’s clothing, from any country or culture whatsoever_ you will generate at least 10 NSFW photos on the very first page. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-that-are-difficult-to-google/361937/30 "2006-06-28T01:02:31Z")
A common fetish object that shares its name with a common unit of linear measure. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-that-are-difficult-to-google/361937/31 "2006-06-28T01:04:18Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > If you photo Google the name of _any item of women’s clothing, from any country or culture whatsoever_ you will generate at least 10 NSFW photos on the very first page. [Wimple?](http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=wimple&btnG=Search) :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-that-are-difficult-to-google/361937/32 "2006-06-28T01:25:27Z")
On a different tack, it would be very hard to google that old foe of Superman whose name begins with an M and would make a very high Scrabble score, if you didn’t already know a fairly good approximation of how to spell his name. You’d have to google “superman enemies” and hope that he was listed there somewhere… ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-that-are-difficult-to-google/361937/33 "2006-06-28T04:37:12Z")
> [@Beware of Doug](#): > > A common fetish object that shares its name with a common unit of linear measure. Well, if it’s so hard to Google, you should probably just tell us. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-that-are-difficult-to-google/361937/34 "2006-06-28T14:50:17Z")
No one with a male name ending in **SF** needs to know about my turn-ons, thankyouverymuch. FYI, it’s not "rod. ---
**Author:** ![mojave66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@mojave66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mojave66)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-that-are-difficult-to-google/361937/35 "2006-06-28T17:12:19Z")
Troy McClure is one of the minority here in SF-- ie, a heterosexual male. Feet? Knots? Hogsheads? ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2006, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-that-are-difficult-to-google/361937/36 "2006-06-29T03:34:32Z")
> [@Beware of Doug](#): > > No one with a male name ending in **SF** needs to know about my turn-ons, thankyouverymuch. Because us **S** an **F** ranciscans get so skeeved by people’s sexual preferences? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2006, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-that-are-difficult-to-google/361937/37 "2006-06-29T03:51:11Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > Here’s one I learned to my great regret. > > If you photo Google the name of _any item of women’s clothing, from any country or culture whatsoever_ you will generate at least 10 NSFW photos on the very first page. BTW, you’re a [dirty rotten liar.](http://images.google.com/images?client=safari&rls=en&q=sari&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi) ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2006, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-that-are-difficult-to-google/361937/38 "2006-06-29T03:51:46Z")
Now there’s AllMusicGuide to make my discographical searches easy, and I don’t Google for them anymore. But it seems that the name of any artist or group, and the word “discography” together as a phrase, were all snapped up as domain names by spammers. I don’t know if it still happens, and I don’t much care now, but you could query anybody’s name and discography and end up with pages and pages of crap totally unrelated to either. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2006, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-that-are-difficult-to-google/361937/39 "2006-06-29T16:32:38Z")
> [@Troy McClure SF](#): > > BTW, you’re a [dirty rotten liar.](http://images.google.com/images?client=safari&rls=en&q=sari&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi) “Well, I’m sari I was sarong.” 😃 PS **Troy** , _I’m_ sari I was sarong about _you_. But one has to keep the law of averages in mind. PPS **mojave** , hogsheads measure volume; knots measure speed. Speaking of speed, check out the exquisite [Marion Jones](http://www.poyi.org/60/03/030401.php)…_sigh_[/size] ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2006, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-that-are-difficult-to-google/361937/40 "2006-06-29T16:33:59Z")
Speaking of speed, check out the exquisite Miss [Marion Jones](http://www.poyi.org/60/03/030401.php)…_sigh_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-that-are-difficult-to-google/361937.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-that-are-difficult-to-google/361937.md?page=3)